Latina/o/x Criminology Panel 4: Adaptative Strategies for Survival

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

The goal of Latino/a/x criminology is to exchange, promote, and disseminate knowledge that contributes to criminological expertise and understanding of the rapidly growing U.S. Latina/o/x population. This panel features work from leading and rising scholars in Latino/a/x criminology. Presentations will explore diverse topics including ethnoracial identity construction and social boundaries inside prisons, perceptions of school safety among Latinx youth, and navigating racial identities in three lenses to comprehend gang experiences. These presentations highlight adaptive strategies for survival in different contexts.

Sub Unit

• Area X. Critical Criminology / 79. Critical Perspectives in Criminology

Individual Presentations

• Running Raza: Ethnoracial Identity Construction and Social Boundaries Inside Carceral Space - Enrique Olivares-Pelayo, University of Arizona

• “Gotta watch my back or something:” LatCrit, system-impacted youth, and safety. - Edwardo L. Portillos, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Anthony Peguero, Arizona State University

• Where You From? The Raced Ethnographer Doing Gang Research. - Randol Contreras, University of California, Riverside

Discussant

• María Vélez, University of Maryland

Organized by a Division or external group?

Latina/o/x Criminology